Project

Lithium (7Li/6Li) and boron (11B/10B) isotopes: additions to our existing biogeochemical arsenal of tracers in the Earth and Planetary Sciences

Code
3G009113
Duration
01 January 2013 → 31 December 2018
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Instrumental methods
    • Inorganic geochemistry
    • Palaeoclimatology
Keywords
paleoproxy isotopic analysis isotope fractionation lithium multi-collector ICP-MS boron isotope ratio
 
Project description

Development of analytical protocols for chemical isolation of the target elements Li and B out of various sample types for their subsequent high-precision isotopic analysis using multi-collector ICP – mass spectrometry. Li (δ7Li) and B (δ11B) isotope ratios will be used as paleoproxies, i.e. to unravel information on the prevailing temperature, CO2 level, surface erosion levels, etc in the distant past.